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Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (Courthouse Square, Lancaster, Ohio)

Date

August 1938

People

Artist: Ben Shahn, American 1898 - 1969

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn, P1970.2551

Copyright

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (Courthouse Square, Lancaster, Ohio)

People

Artist: Ben Shahn, American 1898 - 1969

Date

August 1938

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn, P1970.2551

Copyright

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2023-10-05

City 100
Road 100
Street 100
Urban 100
Clothing 99.9
Face 99.8
Head 99.8
Photography 99.8
Portrait 99.8
Person 98.5
Adult 98.5
Female 98.5
Woman 98.5
Coat 98.1
Bench 98.1
Furniture 98.1
Hat 97.8
Car 97.2
Transportation 97.2
Vehicle 97.2
Person 97.1
Adult 97.1
Male 97.1
Man 97.1
Person 97
Adult 97
Male 97
Man 97
Car 96.1
Neighborhood 93.2
Machine 91.2
Wheel 91.2
Footwear 91
Shoe 91
Car 90.9
Wheel 90
Person 86.7
Shoe 82.3
Wheel 77.7
People 76.4
Wheel 73.3
Wheel 71.8
Hat 66.5
Person 66.5
Wheel 63.1
Beard 62.1
Wheel 61.6
Pickup Truck 60.4
Truck 60.4
Hat 58.1
Cap 58
Car 57.1
Alloy Wheel 57
Car Wheel 57
Spoke 57
Tire 57
Suv 56.9
Accessories 56.9
Sunglasses 56.9
Brick 56.8
Sedan 56.8
Sun Hat 56.8
Baseball Cap 56.3
Sitting 56.2
Architecture 55.4
Building 55.4
Outdoors 55.4
Shelter 55.4
Bag 55.3
Handbag 55.3

Clarifai
created on 2018-05-10

people 99.9
adult 97
group together 93.9
administration 93.5
group 92.2
man 92.1
one 88.3
military 88.1
wear 87.8
street 86.5
war 86.1
woman 85.4
soldier 83.6
veil 82.4
leader 81.7
two 80.9
lid 80.1
many 80.1
uniform 79.5
elderly 78

Imagga
created on 2023-10-05

world 50.2
street 35.9
city 35.8
building 25.2
architecture 20.3
urban 20.1
people 20.1
travel 17.6
adult 17.5
person 16.6
man 16.1
outdoors 15.7
town 14.8
outdoor 14.5
portrait 13.6
road 13.6
tourism 13.2
tourist 12.8
statue 12.2
women 11.9
old 11.8
car 11.7
house 11.7
lifestyle 11.6
summer 10.9
male 10.9
stone 10.1
sidewalk 9.9
sculpture 9.6
cityscape 9.5
pedestrian 9.1
attractive 9.1
sensuality 9.1
life 9.1
park 9.1
fashion 9
black 9
hair 8.7
day 8.6
model 8.6
traffic 8.5
buildings 8.5
monument 8.4
leisure 8.3
human 8.2
cars 7.8
pretty 7.7
sky 7.7
brick 7.5
happy 7.5
fun 7.5
famous 7.4
exterior 7.4
historic 7.3
cheerful 7.3
business 7.3
bench 7.2
posing 7.1
love 7.1

Google
created on 2018-05-10

Microsoft
created on 2018-05-10

outdoor 99.9
building 99.8
person 91.5
man 91.1

Color Analysis

Face analysis

Amazon

Microsoft

Google

Imagga

AWS Rekognition

Age 45-51
Gender Male, 100%
Calm 99.5%
Surprised 6.3%
Fear 5.9%
Sad 2.2%
Happy 0.1%
Disgusted 0.1%
Angry 0.1%
Confused 0%

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Adult
Female
Woman
Hat
Car
Male
Man
Wheel
Shoe
Pickup Truck
Person 98.5%

Categories

Captions

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-23

The black and white picture shows a group of people sitting on a bench, with vehicles and buildings in the background. The bench is made of wooden slats. An older man in the foreground, wearing a hat and suspenders, sits with his left arm resting on the bench. A woman in a patterned dress is next to him. Other people are also sitting on the bench, and they all have a casual look. There are many cars parked in the back. The buildings behind them seem to be large and have a classical style. The people look relaxed, and they are sitting casually on the bench.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-23

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a black and white photograph, seemingly taken in a public space during the early to mid-20th century, likely the 1930s or 1940s. It has a documentary feel to it.

Subject and Composition:

  • Main Focus: A man wearing a hat, shirt and suspenders sits prominently on a bench, looking directly at the camera. He's the central figure.
  • Additional People: Several other people are seated on the bench beside him, though the primary focus is on the man in the hat.
  • Setting: The bench appears to be in front of a large brick building, likely a courthouse or some other public facility. There are vintage cars parked nearby.
  • Background: There is an additional building and classic cars visible in the background, along with a grassy area and a brick building in the background with arched windows.

Details:

  • Clothing: The man in the foreground wears work clothes, suggesting a working-class background. The other people are also dressed in casual clothing.
  • Atmosphere: The image suggests a quiet or contemplative moment.

Historical context:

The image's style, the cars, and clothing strongly point towards a period like the Great Depression or the years leading up to World War II, which would have been a time of many economic challenges.